Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 58,727 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 58,727 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 155.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 58,727 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14,044 number, in 2001.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16,479 number | — |
| 1999 | 15,854 number | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 15,585 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 14,044 number | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 15,379 number | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 15,896 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 19,101 number | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 20,981 number | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 22,322 number | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 24,044 number | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 22,496 number | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 22,992 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 24,317 number | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 25,749 number | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 28,681 number | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 34,910 number | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 39,398 number | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 42,595 number | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 55,797 number | +31.0% |
| 2017 | 52,797 number | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 56,101 number | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 58,727 number | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,166 number | 15,854 number | 16,479 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 19,284 number | 14,044 number | 24,044 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,907 number | 24,317 number | 58,727 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 58,727 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 58,727 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,044 number in 2001.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.